I think you mentioned it in a previous thread...but are you a trader or do you work in M&A? Your profile says you work in M&A, but your nick says trader.
Depending on the volume of calls your company gets, subbing for the receptionist during his/her lunch break is an excellent way to get an extra hour of vegging into the workday. Also, find out what issues bother the managers (i.e. production quotas, tardiness) and make sure to bring up the issue each time you see that manager. Always good for 15-20 minute talk that serves no real purpose.
What are the major investment banks which have a strong base in Houston? I thought the "really big stuff" is done in NYC?
I've worked in both places. A lot of large deals are done in Houston. Merrill, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Simmons are probably the top 4 down in Houston in terms of deal volume. Others include CSFB, JPMC, Lehman and CIBC.
Why do you have so much time to post on the BBS? I mean...I understand that programmers etc. are online all the time, but everything I always heard was that M&A departments are like sweatshops where you work like crazy and hardly have time to breath, much less spend your whole day on an Internet BBS? I've read "Monkey Business" and that did not sound like these guys at Donaldson had all the time in the world for that...
That's interesting, doesn't that pay a lot less than if you work at an investment bank? How would you compare the two?
How do you find time to post on a bball BBS with your hours Trader. It seems like you put a lot of effort into your posts (length and content). Must be a sweet job.
haha I did #4 all summer, I took lunch from 11:15-12:15 but my boss always left for lunch at 12:00 so I got back at 12:15 and spent the next 45 minutes surfing the web. Also I had flexable hours so if I planned to come in 15-30 minutes before my manager did then he had no idea if I showed up 5 minutes before him or an hour before him.
